Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33
•“UpdatingtheBIOS”onpage37
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofthecomputer.This
sectionprovidesinformationaboutonlythemajorconfigurationsettingsavailableintheprogram.
Note:TheoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.
2.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keyuntiltheSetupUtilityprogram
opens.IfaBIOSpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogramwillnotopenuntilyouenterthe
correctpassword.Formoreinformation,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage35
.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F1toopentheSetupUtilityprogram.
Toviewandchangetheconfigurationsettings,followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreen.The
keysusedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.
Enablingordisablingadevice
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtoenableordisableuseraccesstohardwaredevices(such
asUSBconnectorsorstoragedrives).
Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.
2.SelectDevices.
3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.
4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.
5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.
EnablingordisablingtheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures
IfyouenabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,thecomputerwillstartupautomatically.
ToenableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.
2.SelectPower➙AutomaticPowerOnandpressEnter.
3.SelectthefeatureyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.
4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.
5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.
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